Iconic Goodyear Blimp Retires after Daytona 500

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Feb. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — After 14 years of filling the skies, the “Spirit of Goodyear” airship retired after the Daytona 500.  The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s (NASDAQ: GT) longest continuous operated airship was overhead to provide aerial coverage for its final events this weekend at Daytona International Speedway.

Goodyear’s “Spirit of Innovation” joined the “Spirit of Goodyear” in a rare appearance by two Goodyear airships at the same event. The “Spirit of Goodyear” will be decommissioned with a very special retirement gift: a GUINNESSS WORLD RECORDS® achievement for the “Longest Continuous Operating Airship.”

“The ‘Spirit of Goodyear’ has provided captivating aerial coverage of the biggest televised events in its 14-year history including many prominent NASCAR races,” said Paul Fitzhenry, senior vice president, global communications. “Sports fans around the globe have seen the ‘Spirit of Goodyear’s’ aerial coverage and Daytona was an ideal venue to recognize those contributions.”

Since its launch on March 15, 2000, the “Spirit of Goodyear” covered NASCAR races, as well as some of America’s biggest events including the NFL playoffs, MLB All-Star Games, NBA Finals, Preakness, Belmont States, U.S. Opens, and NCAA football games.

As the “Spirit of Goodyear” retires, Goodyear is finalizing construction of an all-new airship at the company’s Wingfoot Lake Hangar in Suffield, Ohio. Training flights on the new state-of-the-art airship are expected to commence in the near future. The new airship will begin a new chapter for Goodyear, which has provided television networks with industry-leading aerial coverage since 1955.

Goodyear began providing tires to NASCAR in 1954 and both companies are celebrating the 60-year relationship this year.

About The Goodyear Airship Fleet

Goodyear’s blimps have adorned the skies since 1925 and are among the most recognizable brand icons, representing the largest tire company in North America. Today, the fleet consists of three North American airships – “Spirit of America” inCarson, Calif.; “Spirit of Goodyear” in Akron, Ohio; and “Spirit of Innovation” in Pompano Beach, Fla.

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Iconic Goodyear Blimp Retires after Daytona 500

As He Retires, Tendulkar Gets India"s Highest Honor

As He Retires, Tendulkar Gets India"s Highest Honor
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Students in Ahmadabad, India, honored cricket superstar Sachin Tendulkar in their own way earlier this week.

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Students in Ahmadabad, India, honored cricket superstar Sachin Tendulkar in their own way earlier this week.

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Indian cricket superstar Sachin Tendulkar has indeed left the pitch for the last time, now that his national team’s match against the West Indies is over (India won easily, 495-182).

As predicted, the West Indies ran out of batsmen on Saturday and never came close to erasing India’s lead — effectively ending the competition on Day 3 of what could have been a 5-day match.

On his way into retirement, the “little master” has been awarded the Bharat Ratna, which the Times of India describes as the nation’s “highest civilian honor.” He’s the first “sportsman” to receive that award.

Tendulkar, 40, is to cricket in India what Babe Ruth was to baseball in the U.S. He’s also one of the highest-paid athletes in the world — ranking No. 51 on Forbes‘ latest list, with about $ 22 million in earnings.

India’s Tv9 Maharashtra has posted a video on his emotional departure from the game. It’s not in English, but you’ll certainly get the drift.

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